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Chelyabinsk Police Officer Threats to Cut Throat of Muslim

(December 19, 2008)

A traffic police officer in Chelyabinsk, Russia threatened to cut the
throat of a Muslim man he stopped for a traffic violation, according
to a December 17, 2008 report by the Sova Information-Analytical
Center. On November 29, according to local Muslim community
activists, an officer stopped the car of Vadim Mingaleev, claiming
that he was under the influence of drugs. When Mr. Mingaleev
complained that the officer was forcing him to stand outside his car
in the cold rather than letting him get into his car to warm up, the
officer allegedly responded, "I would like to cut the throats of all
of you Muslims!" Local Muslim community leaders prepared an official
complaint to the prosecutor's office, which is investigating the
incident.